WO2001025140A1 - Fuel cell power generation system with autothermal reformer - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to electrochemical fuel cell electric power generation systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to an integrated fuel cell power plant suitable for use in stationary and vehicular applications, especially for use in submarines.
- Fuel cell electric power generation systems are of particular significance in the submarine industry, as they offer significant advantages relative to conventional diesel-electric and nuclear power plants often used in submarines. Fuel cell electric power generation systems offer high energy conversion efficiency and operate quietly, thereby limiting the opportunity for detection of the acoustic signature of the vessel. Air- independent submarine propulsion systems, with on-board storage of fuel and oxidant, avoid the need for snorting periods (drawing air from above the ocean surface) during a mission, reducing the optical and radar signature of the vessel. The fuel cell propulsion system requires less onboard oxygen and fuel storage for a given mission than other air- independent propulsion systems because of the high efficiency of the fuel cell as an energy conversion device. Fuel cell powered submarines therefore offer the advantage of long submerged mission durations. Also, relative to nuclear power plants, fuel cell electric power generation systems have fewer human health and safety concerns, particularly as to fuel storage and handling.
- one or more fuel cell stacks may be connected in series, or, more commonly, in parallel with a conventional battery bank. Individual fuel cells and stacks are electrically connected to meet the desired voltage and current requirements of the system.
- the fuel cells may be used as the primary source of power for submarine propulsion and for other loads on board, and for charging the batteries.
- the batteries may be used to augment the fuel cell stack power output when power in excess of the maximum fuel cell output is required.
- the fuel cell stack may be supplied with an oxidant stream composed of substantially pure oxygen or oxygen in an inert carrier gas such as nitrogen or argon, for example.
- the oxygen may be stored onboard the submarine as liquid oxygen ("LOX"), or may be generated onboard by decomposition of an oxygen source such as hydrogen peroxide.
- LOX liquid oxygen
- the fuel cell power generation system may be adapted to use air as the oxidant stream during surface operations, thereby reserving the stored oxygen supply for operation during submersion.
- the fuel stream is such systems is often substantially pure hydrogen obtained by purification of a hydrogen-containing reformate stream generated by the on-board catalytic steam reformation of a process fuel stream such as methanol, kerosene, diesel and other alcohols or hydrocarbon-based fuels.
- hydrogen storage devices such as metal hydrides or high pressure gas cylinders are used to store hydrogen fuel on-board, as well as or instead of an on-board reformer.
- fuel processing components such as vaporizers, reformers and hydrogen separators should be compact, robust and reliable. Examples of radial flow fuel vaporizer and reformer designs are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,676,911, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Diffusion membrane hydrogen separators such as palladium or palladium membrane separators
- Diffusion membrane hydrogen separators are particularly suitable for use in reformate stream purification on a submarine since they are compact and their operation is not affected by the motion of the vessel. They generally separate the reformate stream into a high-purity hydrogen stream and a raffinate stream, which is depleted in hydrogen and contains other reformate stream components, primarily carbon dioxide. The substantially pure hydrogen stream is then delivered to the fuel cell stack as the fuel stream.
- a conventional palladium alloy-based hydrogen separation device includes an arrangement of thin-walled palladium alloy tubular members sealed in a shell (similar to a conventional shell-and-tube heat exchanger). Alternative approaches to metal diffusion membrane separator designs may also be used.
- a fuel cell power generation system suitable for use in submarine applications is described in commonly assigned U.S. Patent No. 6,063,515, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the fuel cell power generation system described therein employs a catalytic burner to heat a heat transfer fluid, which in turn is used to heat a vaporizer and steam reformer.
- a hydrogen separator is used to obtain a substantially pure hydrogen fuel stream from the reformate stream, which is directed to and recirculated through the fuel cell stack in a closed loop.
- the fuel processing subsystem is operated at high pressure, which facilitates the discharge of waste streams overboard, and the fuel cell stack is operated at a substantially lower pressure.
- the preferred fuel for the fuel processing system is disclosed as a methanol- water mixture.
- methanol is not a readily available fuel, and the lack of availability may significantly limit the ports at which it may be possible to refuel.
- diesel such as DF-2 (No. 2 diesel), for example, would be a preferable fuel.
- Such fuels also have a higher energy density relative to methanol, and so would also be preferable in that a smaller volume of fuel for a given mission range would need to be stored on-board.
- Diesel is notoriously difficult to reform in a steam reformer.
- the high levels of sulfur in diesel fuel typically requires sulfur removal components, such as a hydrodesulfurizer (HDS) and hydrogen sulfide scrubber, for example, to be located upstream of the steam reformer in order to avoid poisoning of the steam reformer catalyst.
- HDS hydrodesulfurizer
- hydrogen sulfide scrubber for example, to be located upstream of the steam reformer in order to avoid poisoning of the steam reformer catalyst.
- This adds complexity and cost to the fuel processing subsystem, and takes up additional valuable space within the vessel.
- employing a steam reformer to reform diesel may be less than desirable.
- the fuel processing subsystem of the fuel cell power generation system disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6,063,515 operates at high pressure, thereby facilitating the discharge of waste exhaust streams overboard.
- the catalytic burner outlet stream is directed to a carbon dioxide dissolver, where it is dissolved in sea water at diving depth pressures and discharged overboard.
- the catalytic burner outlet stream may also contain a significant amount of oxygen, however, which is lost on discharge.
- submerged mission duration is typically limited by the amount of oxidant stored on-board. Therefore, it would be desirable to recover the oxygen lost on discharge of the waste exhaust stream.
- the present fuel cell electric power generation system comprises:
- a fuel processing subsystem for converting a fuel stream to a reformate stream comprising hydrogen, the fuel processing subsystem comprising an autothermal reformer;
- a hydrogen separator located downstream of the fuel processing subsystem and fluidly connected thereto for receiving the reformate stream, the separator comprising a membrane for separating the reformate stream into a hydrogen-rich stream and a raffinate stream;
- a fuel cell stack comprising at least one fuel cell fluidly connected to receive an oxidant stream, and the hydrogen- rich stream from the hydrogen separator;
- a carbon dioxide scrubber fluidly connected to receive the burner outlet stream for removing at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from the burner outlet stream and for recovering at least a portion of the oxygen from the burner outlet stream and supplying an oxygen-containing stream to the burner.
- the fuel processing subsystem of the present system may further comprise a hydrogen sulfide scrubber located downstream of the autothermal reformer and fluidly connected thereto for receiving the reformate stream.
- the hydrogen sulfide scrubber may comprise a metal oxide absorbent bed or a hot carbonate scrubber, for example.
- the hydrogen sulfide scrubber comprises a zinc oxide absorbent bed.
- the fuel processing subsystem of the present system may also further comprise a shift reactor located downstream of the hydrogen sulfide scrubber and fluidly connected thereto to receive the reformate stream therefrom.
- the hydrogen separator may consist of plate- and-frame, spiral wound, or hollow fiber modules, for example.
- the hydrogen separator can tolerate transmembrane pressure differentials of at least 2750 kPa. More preferably, the hydrogen separator can tolerate transmembrane pressure differentials of at least 3450 kPa.
- the membrane of the hydrogen separator may comprise one or more of: palladium membranes; palladium alloy membranes; platinum membranes; platinum alloy membranes; titanium alloy membranes; ceramic membranes; zeolite molecular sieve membranes; carbon molecular sieve membranes; inorganic poly-acid membranes; and composite membranes thereof.
- the membrane comprises a palladium membrane or palladium alloy membrane; more preferably, the membrane is supported.
- the fuel cell stack may comprise at least one solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.
- the fuel cell stack may also comprise an array of fuel cell stacks, preferably an array of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks.
- the burner of the present system may comprise a catalytic burner.
- the present system may further comprise a fuel supply for supplying the fuel to the fuel processing subsystem.
- the fuel may consist of diesel, gasoline or liquid synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, for example.
- the fuel comprises diesel fuel, such as No. 2 diesel fuel, for example.
- the present system may also further comprise an oxidant supply for supplying oxidant to the fuel processing subsystem.
- the oxidant supply may comprise liquid oxygen, hydrogen peroxide or air, for example.
- the fuel processing subsystem further comprises a decomposer for converting the hydrogen peroxide to substantially pure oxygen.
- the present system may further comprise a water supply for supplying water to the fuel processing subsystem.
- the present system may also further comprise a compressor fluidly connected to the carbon dioxide scrubber for pressurizing the oxygen- containing stream supplied to the burner.
- a hydrogen separator located downstream of the fuel processing subsystem and fluidly connected thereto for receiving the reformate stream, the separator comprising a membrane for separating the reformate stream into a hydrogen-rich stream and a raffinate stream;
- a fuel cell stack comprising at least one fuel cell fluidly connected to receive the hydrogen-rich stream from the hydrogen separator, and the compressed air stream from the turbo-compressor, and producing an anode exhaust stream, a cathode exhaust stream, and electric power therefrom; and (e) a burner fluidly connected to receive the raffinate stream and to combust the raffinate stream therein to produce a burner outlet stream, wherein the turbo-expander is fluidly connected to receive the burner outlet stream from the burner.
- the burner may also be fluidly connected to receive the cathode exhaust stream from the fuel cell stack.
- a method of operating the present fuel cell electric power generation system in a submarine comprises: (a) catalytically reforming a fuel stream in an autothermal reformer to produce a reformate stream comprising hydrogen;
- the fuel stream may comprise diesel, gasoline or liquid synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, for example.
- the fuel comprises diesel fuel, more preferably No. 2 diesel fuel.
- the reformate stream is preferably supplied to the hydrogen separator at a pressure in the range of about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, more preferably in the range of about 3450 kPa to about
- the hydrogen and oxidant streams are preferably independently supplied to the stack at a pressure less than or equal to about 700 kPa, more preferably a pressure in the range of about 120 kPa to about 550 kPa.
- the oxidant supply may comprise liquid oxygen, hydrogen peroxide or air, for example. Where the oxidant supply comprises hydrogen peroxide, the method further comprising supplying the hydrogen peroxide stream to a decomposer to convert the hydrogen peroxide stream into the oxygen stream for supply to the stack. Where the oxidant supply comprises air, the method may further comprise supplying the cathode exhaust stream to the burner.
- the burner outlet stream is preferably supplied to the carbon dioxide scrubber at a pressure in the range of about
- the present method may further comprise regulating the pressure of the reformate stream supplied to the hydrogen separator so that the pressure is greater than the external water pressure adjacent the hull of the submarine and not less than the minimum effective operating pressure of the hydrogen separator.
- Another method of operating the present fuel cell electric power generation system comprises: (a) catalytically reforming a fuel stream in an autothermal reformer to produce a reformate stream comprising hydrogen; (b) separating the reformate stream in a hydrogen separator into a substantially pure hydrogen stream and a raffinate stream; (c) compressing an air stream in a turbo-compressor to produce an oxidant stream, where the turbo-compressor is mechanically connected to a turbo-expander; (d) supplying the hydrogen stream and the oxidant stream to the fuel cell stack, producing an anode exhaust stream from the hydrogen stream, a cathode exhaust stream from the oxidant stream, and electrical power;
- the method may further comprise supplying the cathode exhaust to the burner.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the present fuel cell electric power generation system.
- the present fuel cell electric power generation system is capable of operating on fuels such as No. 2 diesel, for example, employing an autothermal reformer to convert the fuel to a hydrogen-rich reformate stream.
- Autothermal reforming is an approach that combines catalytic partial oxidation and steam reforming. Partial oxidation employs substoichiometric combustion to achieve the temperatures to reform the hydrocarbon fuel. Fuel, oxidant (oxygen or air, for example), and steam are reacted to form primarily hydrogen, CO 2 and CO.
- An advantage of autothermal reforming technology is that the exothermic combustion reactions are used to drive the endothermic reforming reaction.
- Autothermal reformers typically employ noble metal catalyst beds operating at typical operating temperatures of from about 870 °C to about 1300°C.
- the lower operating temperatures of steam reformers (usually at least about 500 °C lower than the operating temperatures of autothermal reformers) generally require upstream sulfur removal from sulfur-laden fuel to avoid poisoning of the steam reforming catalyst.
- Common sulfur removal components of steam reforming systems include a hydrodesulfurizer (HDS) to convert the sulfur in the fuel to H 2 S, and a downstream H 2 S scrubber, such as a metal oxide absorbent bed.
- HDS hydrodesulfurizer
- H 2 S scrubber such as a metal oxide absorbent bed
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an embodiment of the present fuel cell electric power generation system.
- fuel from storage container 102 is pressurized by pump 104 and supplied to fuel processing subsystem 108 at a pressure from about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, or more preferably from about 3450 kPa to about 4150 kPa.
- the fuel is first directed to preheater 110 where it is heated to about 300 °C before introduction into autothermal reformer 112.
- a substantially pure oxygen stream from oxygen supply container 114 is also supplied via line 116 and valve 117 to autothermal reformer 112.
- superheated steam is supplied from vaporizer 118 to autothermal reformer 112, at about 600°C.
- autothermal reformer 112 the fuel, oxygen and steam are catalytically reformed into a hydrogen-rich reformate stream comprising hydrogen, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), carbon monoxide (CO), and water vapor, and that may further comprise H 2 S, some unreacted fuel and trace C 2 -C 6 fuel combustion/cracking by-products.
- Autothermal reformer 112 is typically operated at temperatures in the range of about 850°C to about 1050°C, preferably about 970°C, to ensure substantially complete conversion of methane and heavy and intermediate hydrocarbon products (such as C 2 and C 6 hydrocarbons, for example) in the reformate stream.
- autothermal reformer 112 is preferably operated at a steam-to-carbon ratio in the range of about 2 to about 3, more preferably about 2.5.
- the reformate stream exits autothermal reformer 112 at temperatures in the range from about 870°C to about 1300°C, preferably from about 900 °C to about 1000°C.
- the operating temperature of reformer 112 is maintained within the desired range by controlling the amount of oxygen supplied to reformer 112 so that the oxygen- to-carbon ratio is in a range of about 0.3 to about 0.5, more preferably about 0.4.
- Valve 120 controls and maintains the amount of oxygen supplied to reformer 112 from oxygen supply container 114 in response to the catalyst bed temperature of reformer 112, which is measured by temperature sensor 122 disposed therein.
- the reformate stream is then directed to vaporizer 118 where it heats a water/steam mixture flowing therethrough by heat exchange.
- vaporizer 118 and autothermal reformer 112 may be integrated in a single vessel, if desired.
- H 2 S scrubber 124 removes at least a portion of the H 2 S from the reformate stream.
- the size of H 2 S scrubber 124 is suitably chosen so as to remove substantially all of the H 2 S from the reformate stream.
- H 2 S scrubber 124 may comprise any suitable component for removing H 2 S from a gas stream.
- an absorbent bed comprising a metal oxide may be used.
- absorbent beds comprising, for example, iron, zinc, nickel, copper, manganese, or molybdenum oxides, or mixtures and/ or mixed oxides of the foregoing, may be employed. Examples of such metal oxide absorbent beds are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,244,641, 5,277,351, 5,769,909, and 5,792,438.
- hot carbonate H 2 S scrubbers such as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,297,330, may also be employed. ZnO absorbent beds are preferred.
- the reformate stream then exits H 2 S scrubber 124 and is directed to shift precooler 126 where the reformate stream is cooled by heat exchange with water flowing through shift precooler 126 to a temperature within the operating temperature range of shift reactor 128.
- shift reactor 128, which comprises a shift catalyst bed and heat exchange elements associated therewith that are fluidly isolated from the catalyst bed.
- shift reactor 128 is sized so that the shift catalyst bed is provided with an upstream sacrificial adiabatic bed for absorbing any remaining H 2 S in the reformate stream not removed by H 2 S scrubber 124. More preferably, the sacrificial adiabatic bed is designed for easy removal and replacement during maintenance.
- the reaction is exothermic, requiring some sort of temperature control to maintain the shift catalyst bed within a suitable operating temperature range.
- the reformate exiting shift reactor 128 is supplied to shift intercooler 130 where the reformate stream is cooled by heat exchange with water flowing through shift intercooler 130.
- the cooled reformate stream is then redirected to the heat exchange elements of shift reactor 128 in order to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed by heat exchange.
- water or another suitable heat exchange fluid could be directed through heat exchange elements of shift reactor 128 directly, in which case shift intercooler 130 could be eliminated.
- Such heat exchange elements could be external and separate from shift reactor 128, or may by integrated in the reactor vessel, if desired.
- Water is the preferred primary heat exchange fluid for fuel processing subsystem 108.
- Water from water supply 132 is pressurized by pump 134 and supplied to shift intercooler 130, where it is circulated and heated by heat exchange with the reformate stream in shift intercooler 130.
- the water stream exits shift intercooler 130 and is supplied to shift precooler 126 where the water is further heated by heat exchange with the reformate stream.
- the water stream is then supplied to prevaporizer 136 and is at least partially converted into steam therein to produce a water/steam mixture.
- the water/ steam mixture is then supplied to vaporizer 118, where it is converted to steam and superheated before introduction into autothermal reformer 112, as described.
- Other heat transfer fluids may also be employed as the heat exchange fluid in fuel cell electric power generation system 100, such as thermal oils, for example. Where a heat transfer fluid other than water is employed, however, water will still need to be supplied to prevaporizer 136 and vaporizer 118, of course.
- the reformate stream exiting shift reactor 128 is then supplied to hydrogen separator preheater 138, where it is heated to a desired temperature preferably within a suitable operating temperature range of hydrogen separator 140.
- the heated reformate stream exits preheater 138 and is supplied to hydrogen separator 140, where the reformate stream is separated into a substantially pure hydrogen fuel stream and a raffinate stream.
- Hydrogen separator 140 comprises at least one hydrogen separation membrane.
- the reformate stream entering hydrogen separator 140 is at a pressure from about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, or more preferably from about 3450 kPa to about 4150 kPa.
- the raffinate stream is also at a pressure from about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, or more preferably from about 3450 kPa to about 4150 kPa, whereas the hydrogen stream exiting hydrogen separator 140 is at a pressure less than about 700 kPa, and preferably in the range of about 120 kPa to about 550 kPa.
- the hydrogen separation membrane(s) of hydrogen separator 140 may comprise: a metal membrane (for example, palladium, palladium alloy, or titanium alloy membrane); a polymeric material (for example, porous or microporous polyaramides, polyimides, polyketones, poly sulf ones, siloxane- and silane-based polymers, and cellulose acetate- based polymers); ceramic membranes (for example, porous silica membranes, porous or dense metal oxide membranes); zeolite molecular sieves; carbon molecular sieves; and inorganic poly-acids (for example, poly-antimonic acids and polyphosphates); and composite membranes thereof.
- the membranes may be supported or unsupported.
- the membranes may be flat films or films of various other shapes, such as cylinders, for example.
- the membranes may comprise modules such as, for example, plate-and- frame, spiral wound, or hollow fiber modules. Supported thin film metal diffusion membranes of palladium or palladium alloy are preferred.
- the substantially pure hydrogen stream exiting hydrogen separator 140 is supplied as a fuel stream to line 142, which is controlled by valve 144, and directed to fuel loop 146.
- Pressure regulating valve 144 controls the amount of hydrogen supplied to fuel loop 146 from hydrogen separator
- Fuel cell stack 150 comprises a plurality of fuel cells electrically connected in series, in parallel, or in a combination thereof, to provide a desired overall voltage and power output of the system.
- Fuel cell stack 150 may be an array comprising a plurality of fuel cell stacks. Any suitable fuel cells may be employed, such as alkaline, phosphoric acid, or solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells, for example. Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks are preferred. Fuel cell stack 150 produces DC power; fuel cell electric power generation system 100 may further comprise a power conversion device (not shown). For example, system 100 may further comprise a DC-DC power converter for converting unregulated DC power to regulated DC power. As another example, system 100 may further comprise a power inverter for converting the DC power output of stack 150 to AC power, if desired. The anode exhaust stream exiting stack 150 enters knock-out drum 152 to condense and collect liquid water from the exhaust stream.
- a power conversion device not shown
- system 100 may further comprise a DC-DC power converter for converting unregulated DC power to regulated DC power.
- system 100 may further comprise a power inverter for converting the DC power output of stack 150 to AC power, if desired.
- the exhaust stream is then pressurized in pump 154 before being supplied to line 142 for recirculation through stack 150. Because the fuel stream is substantially pure hydrogen, it may be recirculated through the stack via fuel loop 146 for prolonged operating periods without significant accumulation of inerts or impurities in the loop. However, a purge valve may be incorporated into fuel loop 146, if desired, to provide the facility to occasionally purge or bleed fuel loop 146, such as during surface operations, for example.
- a substantially pure oxygen stream is supplied from oxygen supply container 114 via valve 156 to oxidant loop 158.
- the concentration of oxygen within oxidant loop 158 may be varied in response to the demands of the electrical load on the system.
- an inert gas stream from inert gas supply 160 is mixed with the substantially pure oxygen stream to produce an oxidant stream comprising 20% to 100% oxygen, preferably 20% to 60% oxygen.
- “Inert gas” means a gas stream comprising a gas that is substantially unreactive in the fuel cell stack, the fuel processing system, or both: suitable inert gases include nitrogen, argon, helium, or carbon dioxide, or any combination thereof, for example (carbon dioxide is considered an inert gas in the fuel cell stack if supplied thereto to the exclusion of hydrogen). Nitrogen and argon are preferred inert gases for use in oxidant loop 158. Oxidant loop 158 may be precharged with inert gas to half the full power design pressure, to ensure that the oxygen concentration at full power is only about 50%. A fixed quantity of inert gas may thus be recirculated, with varying partial pressures of oxygen.
- the oxidant stream in oxidant loop 158 is directed to humidifier 162 and humidified therein.
- the humidified oxidant stream is then directed to fuel cell stack 150 at a pressure less than about 700 kPa, and preferably in the range of about 120 kPa to about 550 kPa, where it is circulated through the cathodes thereof (not shown).
- the cathode exhaust stream exiting stack 150 enters knock-out drum 164 to condense and collect liquid water from the exhaust stream.
- the cathode exhaust stream is then pressurized in pump 166 before being mixed with the oxidant stream and supplied to humidifier 162 for recirculation through stack 150.
- Oxidant loop 158 may also further comprise a purge valve, if desired, to provide the facility to occasionally purge or bleed oxidant loop 158, such as during surface operations, for example.
- the raffinate stream exiting hydrogen separator 140 which comprises hydrogen, CO 2 , water vapor, and a small amount of unreacted methane, and may further comprise trace CO and/or C 2 -C 6 fuel combustion/cracking by-products, is directed to via valve 168 to catalytic burner 170 at a pressure from about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, or more preferably from about 3450 kPa to about 4150 kPa.
- the raffinate stream is mixed with an oxidant stream and combusted within the catalyst bed of burner 170 (not shown).
- a substantially pure oxygen stream is supplied to burner 170 from oxygen supply container 114 via line 172, which is controlled by valve 174.
- Oxygen is also supplied to burner 170 via oxygen recovery loop 178 (discussed below).
- the combustion gases exit burner 170 as a burner outlet stream.
- the burner outlet stream exiting burner 170 is supplied to prevaporizer 136 where it is cooled by heat exchange with the water/ steam mixture circulating therein.
- the burner outlet stream is then supplied to hydrogen separator preheater 138 and preheater 110, respectively, and further cooled by heat exchange, before being supplied to oxygen recovery loop 178.
- Oxygen recovery loop 178 comprises condenser 180, CO 2 scrubber 182, and recycle blower 184.
- the cooled burner outlet stream enters condenser 180 where liquid water from the gas stream is condensed and collected.
- the burner outlet stream exiting from condenser 180 is then directed to CO 2 scrubber 182 at a pressure from about 2750 kPa to about
- the pressure of the burner outlet stream allows the CO 2 contained therein to be readily dissolved in a seawater stream directed through CO 2 scrubber 182 by a pump (not shown) at diving depths and discharged from the vessel without increasing the pressure of the burner outlet stream through a ramping-up process. A significant parasitic load associated with conventional submarine electric power generation systems is thereby eliminated. Further, low-pressure CO 2 scrubbers are significantly larger than high-pressure CO 2 scrubbers. The pressure of the burner outlet stream, by allowing use of a high-pressure CO 2 scrubber, may also decrease the size of the overall system, as well.
- the burner outlet stream also typically comprises about 3-4% oxygen, which does not dissolve in the seawater within CO 2 scrubber 182 to any appreciable extent. Instead, the oxygen is collected and supplied to recycle blower 184, where is it pressurized and supplied to catalytic burner 170 at a pressure from about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, or more preferably from about 3450 kPa to about 4150 kPa.
- Valve 174 controls and maintains the amount of oxygen supplied to burner 170 from oxygen supply container 114 in response to the concentration of oxygen in the burner outlet stream, which is measured by oxygen sensor 186. As oxygen is consumed in burner 170, valve 174 provides additional oxygen to maintain the oxygen concentration in the burner exhaust stream at a level within a predetermined range.
- oxygen recovery loop 178 allows for efficient discharge of exhaust CO 2 while recovering oxygen in the burner outlet stream that may be lost in conventional submarine electric power generation systems. In air-independent propulsion applications, this may provide for a longer submerged mission duration, as the oxygen supply source tends to be the limiting factor in air-independent propulsion systems.
- an inert gas preferably CO 2
- valve 188 is supplied via valve 190 to charge fuel processing subsystem 108 with a predetermined volume of CO 2 . Once fuel processing subsystem is charged, valve 190 closes. The CO 2 will be circulated through fuel processing subsystem for heating. The CO 2 flows through fuel processing subsystem 108, through hydrogen separator preheater 138, and into hydrogen separator 140. The CO 2 stream exits hydrogen separator 140 and is supplied via 3-way valve 168 to recycle cooler 192. Recycle cooler 192 assists in maintaining the temperature of the inert gas stream within a desired range by cooling it, as desired, in heat exchange with water flowing through recycle cooler 192 (water source and circulation not shown). The CO 2 stream exits recycle cooler 192 and is directed to recycle compressor 196.
- the CO 2 stream then exits recycle compressor 196 and is directed to prevaporizer 136 and from there to vaporizer 118 and autothermal reformer 112 to complete the start-up inert gas loop.
- start-up fuel and oxygen are not supplied to fuel processing subsystem 108, nor is heat exchange fluid circulated therethrough.
- Fuel from start fuel supply 198 is then supplied to burner 170.
- start fuel supply 198 is illustrated as separate from fuel supply 102, it is to be understood that start fuel supply 198 and fuel supply 102 may represent the same fuel source or independent sources of fuel.
- start fuel supply 198 and fuel supply 102 are the same.
- a substantially pure oxygen stream is also supplied from oxygen supply container 114 via line 172 to burner 170, as well as recycled burner exhaust stream from oxygen recovery loop 178, as previously described.
- the fuel and oxidant stream are mixed and combusted within burner 170; combustion may be initiated catalytically or if cold burner 170 may further comprise a pilot burner, ignitor, or similar such mechanism for initiating combustion.
- the burner outlet stream is also directed through hydrogen separator preheater 138, fuel preheater 110, and condenser 180, as described previously.
- the burner outlet stream is then diverted by valve 200 to recycle blower 184 (bypassing CO 2 scrubber 182) and supplied to burner 170.
- the recycle rate of the burner outlet stream is preferably controlled so as to moderate the flame temperature of burner 170 and thus moderate the rate of heating of the components of fuel processing subsystem 108 during start-up.
- Heating of the components of fuel processing subsystem 108 by the recycled inert gas continues until at least a portion of them reach desired initial operating temperatures, which may be less than the corresponding minimum normal operating temperature for the component.
- valve 168 directs the flow of the heated inert gas directly to burner 170 and recycle blower 196 is shut off, stopping the flow of CO 2 in the start-up inert gas loop.
- This is the "hot standby" state of fuel cell electric generation system 100. Once a hot standby state has been achieved, it may be maintained as desired by starting recycle blower 196 and initiating flow of CO 2 in the start-up inert gas loop.
- the start-up process continues by supplying fuel, oxygen, and steam to autothermal reformer 112, as described previously. Ignition of the fuel- oxidant-steam mixture within autothermal reformer 112 may be achieved catalytically or autothermal reformer 112 may further comprise a pilot burner, ignitor, or similar such mechanism for initiating combustion. Autothermal reformer 112 pressurizes and is heated to normal operating temperature. Once autothermal reformer 112 reaches normal operating temperature, valve 200 is adjusted to permit flow of the burner outlet stream to CO 2 scrubber 182, and normal operation of fuel cell electric power generation system 100 is initiated.
- conventional means for heating the present fuel cell electric power generation system during start-up could be used, such as electric heating elements disposed within the fuel processing components.
- electric heating elements disposed within the fuel processing components.
- Such conventional methods may be less desirable in certain applications, since electric heating elements tend to heat the fuel processing components unevenly, which may result in mechanical stresses placed on the components, and they are a drain on battery power.
- the described start-up sequence used to heat the fuel processing components of the present fuel cell electric power generation system is preferred as it tends to heat up the fuel processing components more evenly, reducing stress on equipment, and minimizes use of battery power.
- a typical shutdown sequence for fuel cell electric power generation system 100 involves purging the system with an inert gas and cooling of fuel processing subsystem 108.
- shutdown may be initiated by interrupting supply of oxygen and fuel to fuel processing subsystem 108 by closing valve 117 stopping pump 104, respectively.
- Steam is preferably supplied to autothermal reformer 112 at a suitably low purge flow rate.
- Inert gas is then supplied to fuel processing subsystem from CO 2 supply 188, as described previously.
- the pressure in autothermal reformer 112, and fuel processing subsystem 108 drops as remaining hydrogen and CO 2 therein are consumed.
- While the present fuel cell electric power generation system is described employing No. 2 diesel as fuel, other fuels are also suitable, such as gasoline or other grades of diesel.
- low-sulfur diesel could be employed.
- the use of low-sulfur diesel for example, may result in a reduced maintenance cycle for the fuel processing subsystem, in particular the ZnO bed or other H 2 S scrubbing components, and/or may permit the use of smaller H 2 S scrubbing components.
- zero-sulfur liquid synthetic hydrocarbon fuels could also be employed.
- the main advantage of employing such fuels may include elimination of H 2 S scrubbing components from the fuel processing subsystem, ease of reforming, and reduction in the maintenance cycle and/or size of the shift reactor.
- the oxygen supply may comprise liquid oxygen, air, or another oxygen source such as hydrogen peroxide, for example.
- the oxygen supply comprises air
- an inert gas source may not be required in the oxidant supply loop.
- the system will further comprise a decomposer for converting the hydrogen peroxide to an oxygen stream.
- the preferred operating pressure for fuel processing subsystem 108 is from about 2750 kPa to about 4150 kPa, or more preferably from about 3450 kPa to about 4150 kPa.
- the operating pressure of fuel processing subsystem 108 may be controlled by a pressure regulator that is responsive to depth pressure.
- the regulator may be set, for example, to maintain the pressure in a preferred high pressure range, (such as 2750 kPa to 4150 kPa) even at substantially lower depth pressures, or at least at a minimum pressure which is preferred for operation of hydrogen separator 140.
- the regulator may however be adjusted, for example, to maintain the operating pressure of fuel processing subsystem 108 at a variable pressure which is a fixed amount higher than depth pressure, thus the fuel processing subsystem 108 may be operated at lower pressures than 2750 kPa at shallower depths.
- the operating pressure of fuel processing subsystem 108 may be set at any minimum pressure which is preferred for operation of the hydrogen separator 140.
- the system illustrated in FIG. 1 may be modified for submarine applications to allow it to operate on atmospheric air during surface operations, in addition to the oxygen supply which is used as the oxygen source when the submarine is submerged. This conserves the oxygen supplies, and can reduce or eliminate the need to maintain on-board diesel generators and/or battery banks, thereby reducing the size and complexity of the submarine power plant.
- the atmospheric air could, for example, be compressed using a turbo-compressor mechanically connected to a turbo- expander, which in turn would receive energy from the burner outlet stream. In this mode of operation, compressed atmospheric air would be directed to the fuel cell stack.
- the oxygen-depleted oxidant exhaust stream from the fuel cell stack would be directed to the catalytic burner inlet (not recirculated through the stack), and the burner outlet stream would be discharged to the atmosphere via the turbo-expander.
- the present fuel cell electric power generation system may also be employed in stationary electric power generation applications, and in other vehicular applications, such as surface ships, trains, and industrial and heavy-duty vehicles, for example, where air-independent propulsion systems are not required and there is no corresponding requirement for on-board oxygen storage.
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